Agricultural implement.



G. BORLAN.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLBMENT. APPLIOATION FILED Nov. 23, 1910.

1,012,321. Patenteanemawu.

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G. BORLAN.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMBNT.

APPLIUATION FILED NOV.23,1910. 1,012,321 Patented Dec. 19,1911.

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GEORGE BORLAN, OF MCKESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that i, Gnocca Bouma', a sub! ject. ot the King of Hungary, residing at Me- Keesport, in the county ot' Allegheny and State o't Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Iinprovenlents in Agricultural Implements, o'lf which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying dri'twing.

This invention. relates to agricultin'al implements and more particularly to plows tor cultivating large arcas of land, the plows being equipped with propulsion means where.- by it will be unnecessary to employ animals to move the plow. y

The primary object ot' my invention is to provide a plow that can be advantagemlsly used in connection with large farms, espe cially in the testent States, where the fields are of a large size and where it would be al- -most impossible to cultivate the soil with a single bladed plow drawn by an animal.

Another objectv of this invention is to turnish an electrically propelled vehicle with a plurality of plow shares or blades 'for turning and cultivating a hroad strip ot soil as the vehicle is moved around the lield.

A still further objectot this invention is to provide an electrically operated plow with novel devices for controlling' the operation oi the same.

With these and such other objects in view as may hereii'lafter appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination, and arrangement ot'` plrts to be hereinafter specifically i'lescribcd and then claimed.

Reference will now he had to the drawings, wherein there is illustrated a pret'crred embodiment of the invenliim, but it is to be understood that the structural elements thereof are susceptible to. such changes as fall within the scope ot thei appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a` plan of the implement. Fig. 2 is a. fractional longitudinal sectional view taken on the. line HMH of Eig. il. Fig. 3 isa gifle elevation ot' the irnplement. Fig. L i.-; a cross sectional view taken on the line lV-IV ct Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a detached brace, ior the, plow shares.

Like numerals of reference designate corvresponding parts throughout thc several views.

1 and 2 denote longitudinal channel bars having the ends thereof connected to transverse channel bars V3 and 4 by angle brackets Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 23. 1910.

Patented Dec. 19, 1911. Serial No. 593,840.

5 arranged upon thc inner sides ot said channel` lars. The channel bars l to 1: inelusive constitute the rectangular trame of the innilement.

(i denotes hangers or dependingI bearings carried hy the channel hars 1 and Q :u'ljacent to the rear ends thereof. and journaled in said hangers is a revoluble axle 7 having the ends thereof" provided with wheels 8 having (lat tires. l'iiounted upon the revoluhle axle 7 is a` sprocket wheel t), the purpose of which will hereinat'tcralppear. y

l() denotes a rotatable. post carried by the channel bar I. intermediate the ends thereof, said postl having the lower end thereof provided with ayolte 'It in which is revolubly mounted a ste-lering wheel 1Q. The post 10 is provided with a collar 155 engaging the top ci the bar 3, `whereby the post and yoke cannot become accidentally displaced relatively to said bar.

1li denotes a Iilattorm connecting the bars l and 2 and located centrally of this plattorm is a supporti 'lo At'or an opcrators seat 1t). AIn trout ol the opcratofs seat there is a post 17 having the upper end thcreoiE pro vided with a. rcvoluhle steering wheel 1S, and attached to the hub 19 ot said wheel are cables Qt) having the t'orward ends thereof connected to the ends ot" a cross-head 21 carried by thc upper end of the post 1t). The elements 1t). 11, 1Q, 1S, 1t), and 20 constitute means for steering the implement over the ground.

Q2, 23, and Q4 denote longitudinal channel hars connecting thc forward edge of thc platform 14 and the channel bar 3, the hars 2Q being equally spaced and loca'ted to one side ot" the longitudinal axis of the implement: i'rame. 'Ihe bars Q2 and are connectcd by a. brace Q5, the bars 23 and 24 by a. brace 2o and the hars 24; and 2 by a brace Q7, these braces being arranged one in advance of the other, and each brace having a depending plow support QH reinforced and strengthened by a web 2t). Adapted to engage the supports QS o1 the braces i to Q7 inclusive are plows 30, each plow having a standard t loosely connected. as at 3Q, to the slotted end 212i o't a rearwardly extending arm 31, said arms being tixed upon shafts 85 'journaled in bearings 3G mounted upon the platform 1tat the forward edge thereof. Each shat't has an operating lever 37 provided with a locking lever 38 adapted to cngage a segment rack 39 and hold the lever 37, shaft 35, arm 34, and the plow 30 thereof in an adjusted position, either raised or lowered. All of the operating levers 37 are within easy reach of the operator o'f the machine in the seat 16. The plow shares are suspended from the arms 34 and slide freely upon the braces 25, 26, and 27'of the supports 28. The braces 25 to 27 of the supports 28 brace the shares as the plows move forward and there would be very little lateral movement except when stones are encountered and then such movement might be to an advantage.` The slight lateral movement as the shares move forward is retarded by the arms 34.

It will be observed that when the plows 30 are lowered and the implement is moved forward that such plows and the standards thereof are ,braced by the supports 28, and when any stone is encountered in the path of the plows, either plow caILbe raised to pass over the obstruction.

It is thought that the operation of steering and controlling the propelling mechanism of the implement will be apparent without further description, and' I reserve the right to provide the standards 31 with different kinds of plow points, blades, or shares.

What I claim, is:

l. An agricultural implement comprising a portable rectangular frame, a platformsecured thereto intermediate the ends thereof, a series of longitudinally-extending spaced bars secured at one end to said platform and having the other ends thereof secured to the forward end of said frame, transverse braces connecting said bars together, a transverse brace connecting one of said bars to one side of said frame, said braces arrangedl out of transverse alinement, a plow share support depending from each of said braces in proximity to one end thereof, plow shares arranged forwardly of and engaging said supports, a standard projecting upwardly from each of said shares andabove said braces, shafts journaled upon said platform, a forwardly-extending arm projecting from each of said shafts, said arms being of different lengths, pin and slot connections between the forward ends of the arms and said standards, and means for rocking the shafts thereby shifting the arms and elevating and lowering said shares.

2. An agricultural implement comprising a portable frame, a platform secured thereto intermediate the end thereof, a plurality of longitudinally-extending spaced bars secured at one end to said platform and having their other end secured to the forward end of said frame, a transverse brace eX- tending between a pair of said bars for connecting them together', a plow share support depending from said brace in proximity to one end. thereof, a plow share arranged forwardly of and engaging said support, a

standard projecting upwardly from said share and above' said brace, a shaft journaled upon said platform, a forwardly-extending arm projecting from said shaft, a-

pin and slot connection between the forward ond of the arm and said standard, and means for rocking the shaft thereby shifting the arm to elevate said share.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE BRLAN. `Witnesses MAX H. SRoLovrrz, CHRISTINA T. Hoon. 

